Toyota Workers Act to Save Jobs and Secure Their Future

LONDON - Responding to today’s announcement from car manufacturer Toyota that
production at its UK plants would be cut by 10 per cent, with an associated
cut in wages of 10 per cent, Peter Tsouvallaris, Unite representative at the
plant said:

“Our members are reminded daily of the tremendous insecurity this
recession has brought to our industry.

“The proposals put to the workforce today present a real opportunity to
restore some measure of stability to Toyota in the coming months, and we will
be recommending them to our members.

“Unite’s priority is to secure jobs and give our members a fighting
chance of coming through this economic turmoil with their jobs and
livelihoods intact. Any decision to cut wages and working time is never
taken lightly, but the agreement we have reached with Toyota will ensure none
of our members’ benefits are eroded and that these skilled workers will
remain in place and at work ready for when the upturn comes.

“Once again, workers in the car industry are demonstrating that they will
sacrifice in the short-term to ensure that they, their friends and colleagues
can have a future in the years to come.”

The agreement will come into place from April 1st this year and will
stand for one year. The agreement will apply to the workers at Toyota’s North
Wales (Deeside) engine plant and the car manufacturing plant in Derby.

Source: Unite the Union

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